Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Systems and methods for providing different versions of a media asset to multiple devices
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Application No.: US15140660Application Date: 2016-04-28
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Publication No.: US09602871B1Publication Date: 2017-03-21
- Inventor: Charles Oliver Holcomb , Jennifer Danielle Lamm , Courtney R. Vann
- Applicant: Rovi Guides, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA San Carlos
- Assignee: Rovi Guides, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Rovi Guides, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Carlos
- Agency: Ropes & Gray LLP
- Main IPC: H04N21/454
- IPC: H04N21/454 ; H04N21/845 ; H04N21/4545 ; H04N21/44 ; H04N21/439 ; H04N21/482

Abstract:
Systems and methods are presented for presenting segments of an uncensored version of a media asset on a second device while a censored version of the media asset is displayed on a first device. These systems and methods allow a user to view only the segments of the uncensored version of the media asset that do not overlap with the censored version, i.e., the inappropriate content that is censored. During a defined timeframe, the system presents the audio portion or the audio and video portion of the uncensored media asset on the second device, but does not present them otherwise. In some instances, the system enables both the audio and video of the uncensored version on the second device throughout the entirety of the media asset, but selectively mutes and unmutes the audio based on determining non-overlapping segments.
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